InformationTitleHow to Adjust Schedule Enforcement & Labor Control SettingsArticle DetailsArticle BodyHow to Adjust Schedule Enforcement & Labor Control Settings Jump to Section: Prevent early clock insPrevent early clock ins from breaksSingle Clock out remindersAutomatic clock-outsAssisted Clock Out & Multiple RemindersLabor forecastingManually add salesReports Overview We provide a variety of scheduling and time tracking settings and tools to help you budget and control labor costs, like: Prevent early clock insPrevent early clock ins from breaksClock-out remindersAutomatic clock outsLabor forecastingManually add sales reports Prevent early clock ins This feature prevents employees from clocking in a set amount of time before a shift begins. Once turned on, it will apply to all time clocks available: tablets, the mobile app, the web time clock, and some integrated POS systems. Note: Preventing early clock ins will only work for Employee level access. Team members with Manager and General Manager access cannot not be prevented from clocking in. How to Turn On Prevent Early Clock Ins Sign in to HomebaseSelect SettingsSelect Schedule EnforcementCheck the box that says "Prevent early clock in X minutes before the shift is scheduled"Enter the number of minutes you will allow your employees to clock in their shiftsSave Changes ↑ Back to top Prevent early clock ins from breaks This feature prevents employees from clocking in early from their breaks. Once an employee goes on break, they will not be able to clock in until the designated break time you assigned in your account (10 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, etc) is over. How to Turn On Prevent Early Clock Ins From Breaks Sign into HomebaseSelect SettingsSelect Schedule EnforcementCheck that box that says "Prevent early clock in from breaks"Save Changes ↑ Back to top Single Clock out reminders We'll send one reminder 10 minutes after they miss their clock out. Homebase will record the time when they respond as the actual clock out time. How to Turn On Single Clock Out Reminders Sign in to HomebaseSelect SettingsSelect Schedule EnforcementCheck the box that says "Clock out reminder"Save changes ↑ Back to top Automatic clock-outs This feature automatically clocks out employees after a time frame you choose in your account. How to Turn On Automatic Clock-Outs Sign in to HomebaseSelect SettingsSelect Schedule EnforcementCheck the box that says "Automatically clock out employees X mins after their scheduled shift ends"Select a time frame from the drop downSave Changes ↑ Back to top Assisted Clock In & Multiple Reminders Homebase will remind employees multiple times if they forget to clock in through their Homebase Mobile app. They'll be able to enter the actual time when they started working. Managers can then review the status of any shift with forgotten clock-ins from the Daily Review page in Timesheets. Note: Employees must have notification preferences set accordingly in order to receive notifications from the Homebase Mobile app. Assisted Clock Out & Multiple Reminders Homebase will remind employees multiple times if they forget to clock out. They'll be able to enter the actual time when they stopped working and provide a reason as to why they forgot to clock out. Managers can then review the status of any shift with forgotten clock outs from the Daily Review page in Timesheets. Note: Any assisted clock outs that happen within 15 minutes after the shift has ended will be automatically approved. These time cards can be edited if necessary. How Notifications Work Team members will be sent a total of 3 push notifications after their scheduled shift ends: Time After Shift EndedNotification10 minutes"Shift ended? Did you forget to clock out?"1 hours"Don't forget to clock out to get paid on time."2 hours"Your manager is missing your last clock out time. Add it to avoid delays during payday."14 hours "Looks like your shift's still open. Tap to submit your hours." Note: This messages only sends for shifts that begin after 8:00 pm. How to Resolve Issues Go to the Daily Review page in Timesheets on the Mobile app or Web.From here: View which employees were sent a notification informing them to submit their forgotten clock out times.View which employees have assisted clock out times and the reason why. You can accept or edit the assisted clock out time or message your employee for follow-up information. ↑ Back to top Labor forecasting Track your scheduled labor. Make sure you're hitting your targets with the weather and sales forecast, Labor % Target, and By Department features. How to View Labor Forecasting Sign in to your Homebase account.Select Shifts > Schedule in the left menuSelect the date range in the top left corner.Select Week in the drop-down box next to the date range.In the lower right corner, click the up arrow to expand the budget forecast toolbar.Select Tools in the upper right corner.Select Show/Hide. You can select to show or hide hours, wages, and people. Budget Forecast Toolbar Breakdown Forecast Bar ItemDescriptionWeather The latest weather forecast based on the zip code entered in the Location Details. Sales Your estimated sales, as the average of the last 2 weeks for each particular day.If you have connected your point-of-sale system to Homebase, we pull in your POS sales.Non-POS merchants are able to enter their sales manually.We allow you to edit all sales values to estimate your labor ahead of time. Labor Percent Target Enter a labor as % of sales target for each day or for the week and we'll show you how you're doing. By Department Your scheduled labor by department created in Department & Roles. Target Labor &Sales by Hour You will need to be connected to one of our POS integrations to actively pull sales.Using this tool, you have the ability to more precisely schedule your team based on historical data for each day. Enter a desired target labor cost to calculate the required headcount or a target sales number per employee per hour.The graphs will appear below the schedule builder. ↑ Back to top Manually add sales Homebase allows you to download our pre-created excel file to manually enter your sales. This allows for easier labor budgeting when building schedules. How to Manually Add Sales Sign in to your Homebase accountSelect Settings in the left menuSelect POS Connection in the left navigation.Select Connect next to the Cash Register or Other.Select Enter your sales beneath the cash register.Select Download our CSV/Excel template with all available columns. Important to Note Do not delete the Date or Value fields.Fill out fields and save as a .csv file.Upload by selecting Enter your sales and click or drop your CSV here. ↑ Back to top Reports Homebase offers a wide variety of reporting for customers. Access these Reports from the web for any and all of your locations. Note: This feature is not available on the Mobile App experience. How to Access Reports Sign in to your Homebase account.Select Operations > Reports in the left menuSelect individual reports in the left navigation. Report Type Breakdown Report TypeDescriptionReports Overview Scheduled vs actual over time, estimated wages, comparison of hours, and wages as percent of sales. Scheduled vs. Actual Hours A chart of weekly or monthly Scheduled hours vs Actual hours. Hours vs. Sales Scheduled labor vs sales. Shift Feedback Employee shift feedback. On-Time Arrival Employee on-time arrival reporting with customizable reporting dates. Hourly Labor Costs Charted hourly sales vs scheduled labor vs est. paid labor by day. Labor by Role Labor cost by role, color coded, by a weekly date range. Labor Cost Summary Sales vs Labor breakdown by hour, or day. Departments Weekly sales, shifts, labor expense, and labor as % of sales by department. Certifications Employee certifications and expiration date. ↑ Back to topArticle Supplemental InfoURL NameLabor-Control-Forecasting